Welcome to Episode 84 of The Intermittent Fasting Podcast, hosted by Melanie Avalon, author of What When Wine Diet: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine and Gin Stephens, author of Delay, Don't Deny: Living An Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle.
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SHOW NOTES
Wade's Background: Forming BiOptimizers From Health Needs
Where To Start With Digestive, Hormonal, Or Other Health Complaints?
The Problems With Our Modern Food System
Using IF To Pinpoint Problematic Food
Wade's Experience With Fasting
The Vegetarian And Keto Team - Finding What Works For You!
Why Wade Became Vegetarian
The Holy Science (Sri Yukteswar)
How The Digestive Process Works
Natural Enzymes In Plants And Animals, Raw Vs. Cooked Foods
The Role Of HCL And PH (Got Acid Reflux?)
How To Supplement With HCL?
How The Digestive System Adjusts To Dietary Choices, And How IF Helps Digestion
Turkey Dinner Syndrome: Why You Get Tired After Eating A Big Meal
The Role Of Enzymes In Aging And Longevity
The Problems With Pesticides
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Digestion In The Intestines
The Role Of The Microbiome In Digestion And Mood
The Different Types Of Bacteria (Colonizing Vs. Transient)
The Role Of Genetics In Fermented Food Choices
Adopting To New Diet Choices (Die Off, Keto Flu, Etc.)
The Elimination Phase (Constipation!)
How Long Does The Digestive Process Take?
How To Start Fixing Your Digestion?
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Protein Digestion
Soy Protein Inhibitors
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Testing Your Enzymes
Enzymes While Fasting
Serrapeptase
STUFF WE LIKE
Check out the Stuff We Like page for links to any of the books/supplements/products etc. mentioned on the podcast that we like!
REFERENCES
LINKS
BUY Melanie's What When Wine Diet: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine, Gin's Delay, Don't Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle, and/or Gin's Feast Without Fear: Food and the Delay, Don't Deny Lifestyle
More on Melanie: MelanieAvalon.com
More on Gin: GinStephens.com
Theme Music Composed By Leland Cox: LelandCox.com
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